Monthly Archives: March 2015

Scott Bennett won the “Where in the Woods Am I?” game for John B. Mountain in Brooksville in March 2015 given these verbal clues and the following gallery of photos: Before devoting my weekend to the 77th annual Eastern Maine Sportsmen’s Show, I took the time to go on a snowshoe on March 4 up a small mountain that offers some stunning views […]

After a snowshoe in Acadia National Park on Feb. 28, I took a drive to the marina of Northeast Harbor to see what I could find swimming in the icy ocean water. With my camera in hand, I stood on a dock and counted at least 10 common loons floating among the fishing boats and buoys. […]

For the first time, I’ll be presenting at the Eastern Maine Sportsmen’s Show, which will run Friday-Sunday, March 6-8, at the University of Maine Field House in Orono. I’ve prepared two different presentations: “Lesser-known Maine hikes that are amazing” will start at 5 p.m. on Saturday; and “Hiking lessons learned the hard way,” will start at […]

Difficulty: Moderate-strenuous. The hike to the summit of Parkman Mountain is about 2 miles round trip, according to the second edition of “Hiking Mount Desert Island,” a pocket guide by Earl D. Brechlin. People often make it into a loop hike after hitting the summit of Parkman Mountain by then traveling to the nearby Bald […]

Carolyn Newbert and Robin Folger won the “Where in the Woods Am I?” game for Parkman Mountain on Mount Desert Island in February 2015 given these verbal clues and the following gallery of photos: Before attending the Cabin Fever Reliever in Brewer, Oreo and I went on a sunny snowshoe up a mountain on Friday. We actually didn’t make it to […]